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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

A FARGO special to the Pioneer Press
gives the following pointers on the
county seat removal bill:
One of the general laws passed last
winter was House Bill No. 239, which
is entitled "An act to provide for the
relocation Of county seats where they
have been located by vote less than a
majority of all the electors voting
thereon" 1t Is currently stated that eff
forts will be made under the law this
fall to change the county seats in the
following counties: Pembina, Grand
Forks, Cass, Stutsman. La Moure.
Richland, Milbank. Ransom and others;
but the law contains several provisions.
First, II only applies to counties having
over 1900 people at the census OF 1885,
and this bars out all but fives-Cass,
Grand Forks. Minnehaha, Walsh and
Brown. The next provision is that
they must have territory Of forty
eight townships. This shuts out Grand
Forks. Minnehaha and Walsh, leaving
on,,v Cass and Brown. Then, the third,
the coucty seat must have been located
under the provisions Of chapter 20, Sec
ton 9. OF the Political Code, and Cass
county's seat was loc,ted at Fargo by
a special act of the legislature; and,
therefore. Brown county is ..ae cnIy one
affected by the law, and the cCn',st
there, both in the courts and at the
polls, promises to be exceedingly bitter.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

A CASE in Milwaukee opens up new
field of possibilities for those who want
to rid the country of distilleries. A
clause Of the federal law provides that
these institutions shall be located at
least GOO feet distant from any vinegar
factory. A local vinegar factory in the
Cream city has changed its location,
and careful measurement proves that
its present site is within five hundred
and ninety odd feet of one or more Of
the rectifying establishments. The
licenses Of the latter are about to ex-
pire, and the internal revenue collector
Of that district refuses renewal unless
they or the vinegar factory move. The
thing to do now is to locate vinegar
factories in the vicinity Of distilleries.
and they'll have to quit business. -
Sio,tr Falls Press.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

THE following Is a copy of letter
written few days ago by Gov. Lar
rabee to voter in Texas who. in view
of the prohibition campaign In his own
State, was anxious to know how PROFIT
bition works I'm Iowa:
DEAR SIN: Your letter of the 18th Inst. has
been received and noted. take great pleas
ure I'm giving you the information yon desire.
I. Prohibition the sale ofintoxicating liquors
went into force In this State on the eth Of July
1883. 2. Prohibition reduces drunkenness,
crime and general taxation; the revenue de-
rived from licenses in this State was small COM
pared with the cost or controlling the evil and
allevisting the misery growing out oft. .. The
only business which. In my opinion, has suf-
fered from prohibition is the saloon business.
The fact that the Democratic party OF this
State has lately declared In favor Of partial
prohibition 10 the most potent proof OF the
success OF prohibition and the ascendency OF
prohibition sentimen. In Iowa. Yours truly.
wM. LARrAnEE.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
Dakota National Guard.


Fargo, May IA, 1887.
10 commanding officers, Dakota Ma
tional Guard.
GENTLEMEN: am directed bv the
Governor, Hon. Lewis X. Church, to
say that permission will be granted any
company Of the ID. N. q. upon formal
application to these headquarters for
leave of absence, to attend the National
Drill to be held in Washington. ID. c.,
on and after May 81. 1887. The same
permission Is given any individual
member Of the Guards, upon same con-
dition, with the addition of the formal
consent of the immediate commanding
officer of such member.
No provision was made by the legis-
lature for the expenses az such trip,
hence all who go must do so at their
own expense.
l beg SO say that the new militia law
reached this office but recently. Its
provisions require an entire new set of
blanks and forms, hence delay In print
ing and corresponding causes delay to
the cammaEd in vital matters. The
payment of all back pay due companies
will be speedily arranged and no farther
delay will occur. i am very respect,
N. N. TYNER, Adj. Gen.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
The New Militia Law.
Fargo Argus.

fhfRO Argus.
Copies Of the law governing the mili-
tia of the Territory, have just been
mailed to the regimental and company
officers Of the command and from this
time thenceforward the new law will
govern the Territorial militia. Cover
nor Church has but recently returned
from Washington, where he succeeded
in arranging for new arms and the old
guns will be turned in to the general
government in exchange for superior
and late improved gun. All the COM
panies In the Territory will now he
paid their rent and clothingl allowances
past due. The new law enforces an en-
tire lot of new blanks and forms and
the hardness In securing the new law
caused by the lack Of appropriation for
sufficient clerk hire for the secretary Of
territory. which the legislature is re-
sponsible for, has, it is stated, occa-
stoned the whole delav.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

THERE has never been time since
the settlement of Central Dakota, when
there was a more pressing need of a
broad minded liberality on the part of
all who are dealing with the farmer,
than the present: the crop of 1885 was
a failure; drouth and hail left the far
mers on an average but bread and seed;
then followed the winter just ended.
one of the severest that has been
known, and as result two-thirds of
the farmers have all they can do to pull
through to the harvest, and they
should have every encouragement and
assistance that the business interests
OF our towns and cities can afford
to them. -Conklin's Ddk0tidn.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
Important Decisions.

WATERT0wN, Special to Pioneer
Prcss.-Decisions from Judge Spencer
in the attachment cases on the lumber
stock Of Beede & Bray were received to-
day dissolying the attachments on prop
erty amounting to $4,000. The case Of
the county against the saloon keepers
was decided in favor of the county
This decision compels saloons Of incor-
porated cities to pay county as well as
city licenses, and effects all cities in
the Territory. 1t Is probably the most
important decision rendered this year.
In interviews, three of the five commits
sioners Of this county are found to be
prohibitionists, and have already pass
ed a resolution refusing to license ary
saloon in the county.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
Got Caught at Last.
dakota RelI

We see by Dakota paper that a
young man who was standing in the Of
fee and watching printer run a job
press and asking what the rollers we're
made or, and how the ink was manu-
faetured, and why the type didn't get
smashed, and ii 1t ran hard, and ii 1t
ran easy, and what the rollers were
made of, and how often it was oiled,
and how fast it would print, and If he
ever got his hand caught, and what the
rollers were made OF, and what 1t would
do IL ii was run backwards. and how
much ii cost, and how long it would
wear, and what good the grippers did.
and what the rollers were made Of. and
how he told when he got on enough
ink, and why he didn't put some Oil on
the disk. and IL that wheel was the
tympan, and what the rollers were
made Of. we notice. we repeat. that
while he was doing this. just as he al
ways does. that he got his fingers caught
i'm some cogs and had two OF them
smashed.
All, hal--so It's come at last! We
thought it must happen some day. but
1t was beginning to seem q long and
weary while to wait. We have hoped
sometimes that he would get both hands
aud one foot caught--but two fingers
are better than nothing. And then be
didn't find out what the rollers were
made Of either.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

AN important change has taken
place in the management of the Huron
ite. +. 4. Ketchum has sold his inter-
est and retires from the firm. John
Longstaff, late manager Of the Da-
venport Gazette, and Herbert +.
Crouch, for the past three wears book
keeper in the IIuronite establishment.
have each purchased an interest in the
paper. The firm is now Davies, Long
staff & Crouch. The nuronite is one
OF the best newspaper establishments
III Dakota, and the change will not be
for the worse. Success to the new
firm.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

THE Territorial veterinarian says
in Brown county he found case where
five horses had died of glanders. and
the owner had contracted the disease
from caring for them, and has also
died, his death being loathsome in the
extreme. His son now has the disease
aud there is no hope for his recovery.
Chambers are not very prevalent in the
Territory now, and he believes he is
1t out quite effectively. The
first infected horses were brought to
Fort Lincoln some seven years ago.
Uuronite.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
WRITTEN REclTATION.

One day i'm alweek, or, better still, two
recitations every day, selected from diff
ferent classes, devoted to written work,
will be found to give as great results as
any thing that can be given In the
school. The teacher will find that IL
gives chance to correct wrong impress
sions. and to discuss the weak points
of the class In way that is difficult to
better. Pupils will find that it removes
the fear of written examinations. and
tends TO give higher markings in any Of
fetal examination, through the better
appearance Of their papers, and the in
creased rapidity and accuracy OF the
work
Begin the work this way. Explain
to the class how well written paper
should look. That the subject should
be neatly written at the top Of the page.
That the second line should lie used, If
desired, for the name OF the party writ
ing and tie date Of writing. That q
margin of one inch be at the left OF the
page. That each question should be.
Indicated by its proper number in Ro-
man characters, either at the left in the
marginal space or i'm the space between
answers. That IL the margin Is used
for the number, uniform space of one
line shall he left between each answer.
That if compound questions are given.
the answer to each part shall be sep
arately paragraphed and set back from
the marginal line and its relation to the
question indicated by the corresponding
letter Of the alphabet, 1. G.
When the time comes to put this les
son into practice, without any previous
warning, hand slips Of paper to the
class and begin by asking one question,
either from the lesson OF the day, or In
the review, or in regard to some topic
that has been discussed In the class.
See that they are ready to begin, and
do begin to write Mt once. Now call In
the papers and have the class point out
errors, first, In form, second, In accu-
racy, third. in completeness. Impress
on the class that the answers should bc
correct, should contain all the essen
tial points, and none OF the non-essen-
tial. and should be briefly and correctly
worded.
The work. so far as have indicated,
may he comprised In one lesson, but It
will be necessary to have two or more
besides Of combined writing and criti-
cising before the forms are learned well
enough to take whole recitation Of
written work for the sake Of the subject
matter of the answer. When they are
ready to do this, see that the work is
Zone in the shortest time compatible
With reatness, and let the teacher mark
the flaws cy mistakes and have the pa
pers ready to hard back the next day.
These must be corrected outside Of rec
itation and again handed in for prcser-
yation. One lesson . week for six
months will shorten the time required
to write list Of answers nearly seven
ty-hye per sent. over the first trials, be-
sides showing business like appear
ancc instead OF scrawls. -Supt. 4, III.
Gregg in Ne,cs Messenger.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

Gov. CHURCH Is in receipt of five hun
dred gopher tails from the enraged
Hon. +. M. Shook, Of Minnewaukan,
whose gopher tail bounty bill the gov
ernor vetoed last winter. Mr.. Shook
sends these tails with the purpose of
giving his excellency an object lesson
In the natural history of his realm. so
he may be qualified to act intelligently
upon future gopher tail bills submitted
for his approval. Mr.. Shook has full
filled his threat 10 60 for the governor
the first opportunity in retaliation for
the veto which rendered null an entire
winters work.--Press and DdkOtdian.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

TIE interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that railroads may
carry sisters of charity at the same
rate as ministers Of the gospel, on ac-
count of their contributions to the re-
ligious welfare of the country. Prob
ably after a while the commissioners
will realize likewise the highly moral
influence of the newspaper man. Siour
F'aU Press.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
THINGS TO TELL PUPILS,
Teachers Insfifuta.

RosEwOoD.--This dark colored, high
ly valued wood grows in South Amer.
ca and in the East Indias. When the
tree is first cnt, the fresh wood has o
strong, rose-like fragrance. hence ito.
name. Sometimes the tree grows 90
large that planks four feet wide and
ten feet long can be cut from them.
These broad planks are used princi-
pally for the tops Of piano-fortes. Such
is the value Of rosewood In manufact-
ures, that some Of the forests have not
now single specimen. In Madras,
the government has ordered great plan
tations of these trees set out.
SHELLS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. No
sea shells are SO beautiful as those
found in the Indian Ocean. AS the
vegetation of tropical countries is OF
SURPRISING beauty, 80 do the waters OF
these climates yield the most wonder
full and beautiful things.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

Mrs. j. ELLEN FOSTER, the noted
temperance lecturer, is to be accom-
panied abroad by her sister, Boston
lady, and her niece. The party goes to
Carlsbad, Germany. Mrs. Mary Liver
more, of Boston. raised fund of over
$1,000 TO defray Mrs. Fosters expenses.
She will be gone four or five months
and perhaps longer.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

A GENTLEMAN whose business keeps
him travelling over Iowa, says that II
the question OF prohibition were now to
be submitted to a vote in that State he
should not be surprised to see 1t have
10000 majority. The sentiment was
never anything like as strong as now
HlROnite.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

The resignation of j. g. Clarke, as
president Of the Illinois Central Rail-
way, was accepted, and Stuyyesant
Fish chosen to fill the vacancy.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

THE South Dakota Educational As,
sociation will meet at Mitchell, June
$50.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

The president has appointed Chas.
c. Maginnis of Minnesota, receiver Of
public moneys at Duluth.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

A SOLDIERS reunion was held at
Blunt the 18th, and 500 veterans were
in attendance.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

IT is understood that DR.. G. G. Huff,
OF Huron, will be the new president Of
the Territorial board Of health. The
choice would be an excellent one.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

A CASE Of leprosy is reported in Frei-
born. MINI.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
@. ELorrHA MAsrrRs, Manager.

M. LoUIsE COOLEY, Assistaht MNnager.
This Column 10 conducted by the teachers or
kingsbury county in the interest OF education.
All are invited to contribute either original or
selected articles. All communications should
be addressed to tho Manager.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

FARGO liquor licenses have been fixed
at $500.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21

NATURAL gas has been struck near
Blunt.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-21
HOW TO CORRECT ERRORS.

developing the normal and devines
tendencies Of the soul, 'tkere must needs
be- sufficient. and TAR more than sufIl-
cient deviation from the normal. both
mechanical and moral. to show the.
bad effects Of error. They need not be- (.
Systematically dragged before pure,
minded, righteousness loving little
ones, to blur their eyes and mislead.
their minds, and soil their young hearts.
True skill In teaching, skill that applies.
true principles, reduces any necessity
for the use of errors. mental and moral,
to the minimum. The higher the ar-.
tistic power and influences rise In 4.
teacher. the less evil in forms and
thought will there be In the school,
room. When mistake Of any kind Is !.
present, strike quickly. strongly and.
surely; and the only truA way to strike
is to Immediately lead the erring pupil.
to do the right thing In the right way.
Endeavor to make your school tho
district center Of civility, politeness.
and good manners. II they learn rood
breeding at all, many pupils must learn
It at school. There is no limit to tho.
civilixing influence Of 4 gentle womail
or q gentlemnDly man II = c0nnkxys
school. 6n6 % yoar pupils With tlls,
seal Of hon IA truthfulness Susts,
Be fhnro,lch. &hen vos, lenr,, 4 flr,ne, \
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-05-11
REALISM IN FICTION.
The Art of Interesting People in the Com
mon Things of Everyday Life.

The Art of Interesting People in the Com
mon Things of Everyday Life.
1t requires great deal more imagi-
nation to write realistic novel than
to write a faiIy-tale; because the OBJ
ject of realistic story is not to repeat
common things, but to interest people
in common things; not to create un-
common things, but to show people
that common things are not by any
means so uninteresting as they seem
at first sight. The realistic writer must
see, not new things, but new qualities
in things; and to do that, he must
have plenty of Imagination. Those
whom you call ''old-fashioned writer's
imagined that they must describe the
thoughts and looks and clothes and ac-
tons of Princess, or some creature
out OF the range Of everyday life; but
the realistic writers have discovered
that the thoughts and clothes and looks
and actions Of little beggar-girl can
be made just as interesting to people,
if only you can see what is unseen
about them with your minds eye.
Now, which would you say had really
the nobler Imagination man who
went into his library and wrote re-
markable poem about the golden APP
plies of the Hespeiides, that were pure
creations of his fancy, or Sir Isaac
Newton when he went and sat down
under common appletree, and set his
imagination to work to find out
what made the apple fall to the groundP
The realistic writer is satisfied with the
everyday apple tree--that is quite GER
tain; but here is your mistake about
him, he isn't satisfied with telling you
that the apples fell; he shows you how
they fell, and what great, beautiful,
wonderful law of the universe caused
them to fall and he makes YOU feel
that the law was all the more beautiful
and wonderful for not applying merely
TO one particular apple, or even to the
whole class of apple trees, but to every
thing.
A little while ago you spoke of one of
Mr.. Howells' heroines who tried to do
something and couldn't. | suppose you
mean the poor rich girl who lost all her
money, and found that all her fine edu-
cation did not help her bit when 1t
came to earning her living. Now if Mr..
Howells had merely meant by that to
show girls how absurd it was for them
to try TO do any thing, it would have
been very cruel story; but | think he
merely meant to show the parents what
scrappy sort of education they We're Civ
ing their daughters with all the money
they were spending for it.-Alice Wei
tin,gton Rollins, ia 81 Nicholas.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-05-11
vENNEsE COOKING.
yiands That Fail to Satisfy the Require
ments of an American stomach.


viands That FAN to Satisfy the Require
ments of American Stomach.
The Austrians have never surrendered
themselves exclusively to the French
cuisine. 1t is hardly true that they
have gone half way to meet it. The
large hotels yield in a measure to the
exigencies Of tourist appetites, but the
restaurants, even those that call them
selves fashionable-th in the Gra-
ben, for instance-retain their native
barbarisms. As regards quality OF
cooking there is little difference be-
tween those of different grades. At
either you are sure to have bouillon init
et-that is, with an egg-and bouiilon
oh'se ei, nudel soup, goose soup and q
few other liquid introductions to the
dinner included by the French under
the general name of potdge. Goose
you may depend upon in a variety of
forms, for the goose is a bird of the
Danube, lending itself easily to the
wiles of the sportsman, and judging by
the frequency of its appearance on bills
of fare. flying low and at all seasons.
But goose Is by no means the most
deadly resource of the Vienna cuisine
1t is not invariably an Objectionable
article of diet if you give due eonsid-
Grafton to its unctious quality end are
able to regard your couch through a
long perspective. There is veal, as
there is veal ve.ywhere in Europe, and
usually of that uncertain age which is
neither calf, COW nor OK. There is
mutton occasionally, chicken now and
then, and beef, scarce and dear, COM
! ing from attenuated animals whose day
of usefulness, either as milk-giving,
plow-pulling or cart-hauling in Boz
hemian valleys, on Hungarian plains,
or on the hillsides of romantic Styria,
is long since past These various
meats are served up IN accordance
with the express stipulations of a bill of
fare couched in a tongue which the
whole civilized world long ago decided
had not the most distant relation to the
mysteries of the cuisine, toAwit: the
German. You usually pay dear for
beef and other meats. Your goose is
served at reasonable prices. 1t is
mathematically divided, or is supposed
to be. into halves, quarters, eighths, or
portions. Considering the unctious-
ness of the viands, most people content
themselves with portion literally
bathed in the process of mastieation and
digestion with one of the white wines
of the country. Ham and eggs, the
ham of the country being excellent, can
be had served in a fashion that with
slight effort of the Imagination, one is
able to think American.- Ejepna Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.